Purpose

REASON FOR THE DECISION
Please see table in the attached Officer Decision Record detailing
a request for uplifts from a Provider who delivers provision for
current out of authority education and care placements. This
request is for one financial year from the 1st April 2023.
The uplift request relates to cost of off framework placements. The
provider has demonstrated to the Council justification for such
increases citing various reasons which generally relate to
unavoidable cost pressures of inflation, National Living Wage
increase, National Insurance increase and pension costs.